(Encyclopedia) Zizka, JohnZizka, Johnzĭsˈkə [key], Czech Jan ŽižkaZizka, Johnyän zhēshˈkä [key], d. 1424, Bohemian military leader and head of the Hussite forces during the anti-Hussite crusades of…
(Encyclopedia) Berryman, JohnBerryman, Johnbĕrˈēmən [key], 1914–72, American poet and critic, b. McAlester, Okla., as John Allyn Smith, Jr., grad. Columbia, 1936, also studied at Cambridge. His…
(Encyclopedia) Wesley, John, 1703–91, English evangelical preacher, founder of Methodism, b. Epworth, Lincolnshire.
After his conversion, Wesley became involved in evangelistic work, in the course…
SPRIGG, Thomas, (uncle of Richard Sprigg, Jr.), a Representative from Maryland; born in Prince Georges County, Md., in 1747; served during the Revolutionary War as ensign in the Maryland…
CONWAY, Henry Wharton, (cousin of Ambrose Hendley Sevier), a Delegate from the Territory of Arkansas; born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., March 18, 1793; educated by private tutors;…
BIDDLE, Edward, (uncle of Richard Biddle), a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1738; entered the provincial army as an ensign in 1754, promoted to lieutenant and…
MOFFITT, Hosea, a Representative from New York; born in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N.Y., November 17, 1757; during the Revolutionary War served as ensign and later as lieutenant in the…
NICHOLS, Richard, a Representative from Kansas; born in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kans., April 29, 1926; attended public schools; B.S., Kansas State University, 1951; ensign, United States…
TWYMAN, Robert Joseph, a Representative from Illinois; born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., June 18, 1897; attended Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; employed in foreign service…
LOW, Philip Burrill, a Representative from New York; born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., May 6, 1836; attended the public schools and was graduated from high school; during the Civil War…
